Reconciling Works

The report on Wednesday.  In the morning riding back up in the elevator to retrieve something, I watched as multiple floor buttons were lit as people chose their destinations.  I recounted to those on the elevator that I had once been in Las Vegas attending a conference, and had noticed oddly that many times when […]

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, met in biennial churchwide assembly in Orlando, Florida, passed a resolution submitted by 37 of its 65 synods that seeks to join the church at all levels in efforts to seek out, curb and work to eliminate bullying in church, school and society.   The assembly heard from a […]

Day Two and folks definitely have their assembly legs.  Serious business was conducted today.  Will tell you of the Presiding Bishop’s Report, things seen and overheard, and other actions of the assembly.   Yesterday, I mentioned that you can watch the assembly proceedings live.  You can also watch the proceedings afterward.  The url for both […]

“Where All Can Safely Live,” a curriculum for intergenerational anti-bullying education, is now available from Lutherans Concerned/North America.  Drawn from material provided by the United States Government, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), and the Pacific Violence Prevention Institute (PVPI), the four one-hour long sessions are ideal for small or large educational sessions […]

Hi…    The ELCA has returned to Orlando, Florida, the World Center Marriott, site of the 2005 Churchwide Assembly, for its 2011 Churchwide Assembly.  The World Center Marriott has been expanded in the interim.  We thought it immense at the time, large enough then to easily accommodate an assembly with more than 1000 voting members.  […]

Lutherans Concerned/North America’s new anti-bullying resource booklet, “Where Hands Will Reach,” is now available.  The booklet contains devotions, stories and theological reflections, and is being distributed at the 2011 ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Churchwide Assembly.  The booklet is also available in pdf form on the LC/NA website, www.lcna.org, under Resources.   The stories […]

Lutherans advocating for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the life of the church and society will continue their efforts at the 2011 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) being held at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida, August 15-19.   Our focus is […]

Press AdvisoryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lutherans Concerned/North AmericaAugust 8, 2011Contact: Phil Soucywww.lcna.orgcommunications@lcna.org   703-980-2038   Lutherans Continue to Work for LGBT Full Inclusion at August ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando WHO:  Lutherans Concerned, an advocacy group within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), participating under a banner of Goodsoil.  Lutherans Concerned/North America is the fiscal agent […]

Where All Can Safely Live – Revised and Expanded! A guide to understanding bullying in our communities, how to talk about it, and how to prevent it. This anti-bullying curriculum is an introduction to what bullying is, how it functions, and why we as Christians are called to prevent it from happening in our communities. […]

Anti-Bullying Resources Available! Read on to get more information on ReconcilingWorks’ curriculum and devotional booklet.